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Lindsay Lohan has called in her lawyers to take action against 'Grand Theft Auto V' ... claiming video game honchos jacked her image without her permission ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us, Lohan's lawyers are currently crafting a lawsuit -- demanding Rockstar Games pay some serious money for using Lindsay's image in the game.

So the question ... did 'GTAV' really use Lindsay. Here's the evidence:

-- The video game cover shows a woman holding a cellphone who looks Lindsay-ish. There's been debate over whether it looks more like Kate Upton or Shelby Welinder.

-- Part of the game features a mission where a Lindsay Lohan look-alike asks the player to take her home and escape the paparazzi.

-- Another part of the game shows another Lindsay-like character at a hotel resembling the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood -- a place Lindsay not only frequents but once lived at -- and the mission is to photograph her having sex on camera.

No word on whether 'GTAV' execs will pay Lindsay or tell her lawyers to pound sand.

http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/01/lindsay-lohan-grand-theft-auto-v-gtav-video-game-image-lawsuit/

 

[ComputerMKII]

Is this gonna end like Ellen Page vs. Sony?

 

[Vice]

A blond woman in SoCal - must be Lohan.

 

[SuperSah]

This is gold.

 

[comedian]

Hahahahahahahahaha..... no.

 

[Rourkey]

hmmm she might have a point here

 

[Joni]

Is this gonna end like Ellen Page vs. Sony?

I think Lohan will do more than make a snarky comment on Reddit.

 

[ekim]

She needs some money it seems.

 

[rvy]

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

 

[Mr Swine]

I guess that every blonde haired girl is going to sue Rockstar then no? That doesn't really look like Lindsay Lohan

 

[sephi22]

I think Lohan will do more than make a snarky comment on Reddit.

Page made a reddit comment?

 

[Majmun]

She's reaching.

GTA babe looks more like Candice Swanepoel

 

[wapplew]

"Get in line, Lohan"
Yvonne Strahovski

 

[-MD-]

Is this gonna end like Ellen Page vs. Sony?

With her saying she was flattered and everyone forgetting about it immediately after? Guess we'll see.

Page made a reddit comment?

She said she was flattered that they used her likeness for TLOU but it wasn't appreciated because she was trying to promote Beyond.

People took that as "snarky" somehow.

 

[Beelzebubs]

If anyone was going to be pissed off by the likeness of the blonde chick it'd be Yvonne Strahovski.

 

[Chuck Norris]

Even if it is based on her, you don't have to pay someone over a parody

 

[Dennis]

So, she is running out of money?

 

[diamount]

Yeah, she's a generic bimbo alright.

 

[szaromir]

 

[XANDER CAGE]

So, she is running out of money?

Running? Ran.

 

[Sendou]

So, she is running out of money?

If she is then I wouldn't say this is the best way to gain more of it. Quite the opposite actually.

 

[Zushin]

wut

Looks nothing like her lol.

 

[winstano]

A Lindsay Lohan lookalike? Isn't the girl in the game a brunette?

 

[-Digits-]

Well, that's one way to get publicity.
I'm interested to see what comes out of this.

Spoiler

Nothing at all probably

 

[Kyon]

Dis Broke bitch is reachin. A damn mess (as per)

The GTA girl always looked like the chick from Chuck tho

 

[gogogow]

Huh? I thought it was supposed to be Kate Upton

 

[Elvick]

I always thought it looked like Jessie J. At least the one with the phone.

Oh @Lindsay, I'm sure you have no money and need it desperately, but this isn't the way to go.

 

[Cipherr]

Running low on cash Lohan? This sounds like a reach, who knows though.

She said she was flattered that they used her likeness for TLOU but it wasn't appreciated because she was trying to promote Beyond.

Over defense fanboys took that as "snarky" somehow.

Fixed.

 

[FlyStarJay]

Is this gonna end like Ellen Page vs. Sony?

How did it end?

If anyone was going to be pissed off by the likeness of the blonde chick it'd be Yvonne Strahovski.

Did they use her likeness?

 

[bjork]

I thought they meant the one with the policeman in it. Fits her persona more.

 

[Coreda]

:lol there was a gif on Reddit a while ago showing an overlay of Kate Upton over the GTA gal, and the face and body were virtually identical.

Edit: may have been the photo gogogow posted above.

 

[Westlo]

Lindsay wishes she looked like that.

 

[JaseC]

Is this gonna end like Ellen Page vs. Sony?

There was never an "Ellen Page vs Sony".

 

[The Bookerman]

I thought it was a blond carmen electra?

 

[Always-honest]

Huh? I thought it was supposed to be Kate Upton

Yep...

 

[polyh3dron]

Lindsay wishes she looked like that.

Srsly.

This character doesn't look like a 44 year old drug addict.

 

[Kinyou]

Some of the paperazzi missions are definitely inspired by her, but not sure about the appearance

The bikini girl question has already been solved

It shelby welinder (who also got paid by R*)

 

[Dennis]

Huh? I thought it was supposed to be Kate Upton

Case closed.

Do you guys thing Kate will cut me a percentage of the settlement if I show this to her?

 

[zsidane]

Does she think she's as hot as the girl in GTA?

 

[JDSN]

Maybe Chobot should sue, hell maybe Christina Aguilera should sue Konami.

 

[DogMeat77]

Srsly.

This character doesn't look like a 44 year old drug addict.

You are being very kind sir.

Go home Lindsey, you are stoned/tripping/tweaking/ripped/geeked and a wee bit drunk.

 

[SJRB]

She picked the wrong battle and she is going to lose.

 

[wildfire]

Some of the paperazzi missions are definitely inspired by her, but not sure about the appearance

The bikini girl question has already been solved

It shebly welinder (who also got paid by R*)

So I guess Lohan would have grounds to getting paid but honestly noone in the game looks like her.

 

[ComputerMKII]

With her saying she was flattered and everyone forgetting about it immediately after? Guess we'll see.



She said she was flattered that they used her likeness for TLOU but it wasn't appreciated because she was trying to promote Beyond.

People took that as "snarky" somehow.

Flattered about having a naked, virtual version of you in a video game?

 

[PK_man]

she needs the money to satisfy her narcotic needs....

 

[DIrtyWeasel]

I thought this was going to be about the girl being arrested.

As others have said, the girl with the cell phone is more like Kate Upton. I can't believe Lohan really thinks she looks like that.

 

[Popup]

I can't see it myself...

 

[terrible]

Free advertising for Rockstar. Once they finish laughing at this I'm sure they'll thank her for that.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

I thought is was just a random blonde copying Kate Upton's pose. Definitely not Lindsay Lohan.

What a chump.

 

[Majmun]

hell maybe Christina Aguilera should sue Konami.

For Bloody Roar?